A video clip of President-elect Donald Trump and his son Barron speaking to UFC founder Dana White went viral Wednesday as social media users noted it was the first time they had ever heard the 18-year-old’s voice.
The 17-second clip from the documentary series “Art of the Surge,” which chronicles Trump’s most recent presidential campaign, shows the president-elect introducing his youngest son to White on election night.
“Hello. How are you? It’s very nice to see you,” Barron says to a woman off-camera, shaking her hand before he turns his attention to the UFC boss.
The footage was shot on election night for the documentary series “Art of the Surge.” X /@ArtoftheSurgeTrump, 78, notes that his towering son, who rarely appeared on the campaign trail, is very popular among his supporters.
“I gave him a shout-out last night, the place went crazy: Ba-ron, Ba-ron,” Trump tells White, possibly referring to a campaign rally.
Barron then reaches over to shake White’s hand.
“Hello. How are you? It’s very nice to finally meet you,” the once and future first son says.
The president-elect appears surprised that the two had never met before.
He then asks White, who introduced Trump at the Republican National Convention earlier this year, “Can we make him into a fighter?”
The quip drew laughs from onlookers and a head shake from Barron, who seemed like he wanted no part of cage fighting.
Dana White introduced Donald Trump at the Republican National Convention — days after the first assassination attempt against Trump. X /@ArtoftheSurge
Several social media users noted that this is the first time they have heard Barron’s voice. X /@ArtoftheSurgeThe “Art of the Surge” snippet drew a stream of comments from people claiming they have never heard Barron speak before.
“First time I’ve ever heard Barron talk,” read one comment on the video.
“Barron has his Dad’s speech cadence!” an X user said of the New York University student’s voice.
“Sounds like Timothée Chalamet,” another person said, likening Barron’s voice to the Hollywood actor’s.
“Barron is such a gentleman,” one person said of the teenager’s interactions with Trump’s guests on election night.
Trump has said Barron was extremely influential in getting him to do interviews on alternative media during his campaign, such as Joe Rogan’s popular podcast.
Trump’s appearances on “The Joe Rogan Experience,”“This Past Weekend with Theo Von,”“Flagrant” with comic Andrew Schulz, the “PBD Podcast” with businessman Patrick Bet-David and other podcasts have drawn tens of millions of views and streams online.
Vice President Kamala Harris largely avoided doing interviews during her campaign until embarking on a media blitz — with mostly friendly outlets — in the final weeks before Election Day.
